† I. [
כָּסָה]
verb cover (Late Hebrew
כָּסָה Pi; Aramaic
כְּסָא chiefly Pa;
Pa.
hide, cover;
covering,
garment; Arabic
(
)
clothe,
garment; Assyrian
kusû, cover:
kusîtu, garment Dl
HWB 342) —
Qal, only
Participle active כֹּסֶה; —
2. passive (construct)
כְּסוּי חֲטָאָה Psalm 32:1 covered in respect of sin (by God, which he thus puts out of sight) (||
נְשׂוּ־פֶּשַׁע).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִכְסָ֑תָּה,
covered, with waves
Jeremiah 51:42;
Infinitive construct הִכָּסוֺת Ezekiel 24:8, (blood) not to be covered.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּסָּה Numbers 9:15 +
12 times; suffix
כִּסָּהוּ Leviticus 17:13;
Numbers 17:7;
כִּסָּמוֺ Exodus 15:10;
3rd person feminine singular כִּסְּתָה Genesis 38:15 +
5 times;
1st person singular כִּסִּיתִי Psalm 32:5 +
3 times;
כִּסֵּתִי Ezekiel 31:15 (strike out Co);
כִּסֵּיתִי Ezekiel 32:7 +
13 times Perfect;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַסֶּה Isaiah 6:2 +
8 times;
וַיְכַס Exodus 10:15 +
4 times; suffix
יְכַסֶּ֑דָּ Habakkuk 2:17;
יְכַסֶּנָּה Ezekiel 30:18;
3rd person masculine plural suffix
יְכַסְיֻמוּ Exodus 15:5 +
41 times Imperfect;
Imperative suffix
כַּסּוּנוּ Hosea 10:8;
Infinitive construct כַּסּוֺת Malachi 2:13 +
11 times;
כַּסֹּת Numbers 4:15; suffix
כַּסֹּתוֺ Exodus 26:13;
Participle מְכַסֶּה Proverbs 10:18 +
12 times; plural
מְכַסִּים Isaiah 11:9; feminine plural
מְכַסּוֺת Ezekiel 1:11,
23 (twice in verse); —
1. cover, clothe Judges 4:19;
Ezekiel 16:10 (2 accusative),
Ezekiel 16:18;
Jonah 3:6 is apparently reflexive, with accusative of garment (strange; read perhaps
וַיִּכָּס); nakedness
Genesis 9:23 (J),
Exodus 28:42 (P),
Ezekiel 16:8;
Hosea 2:11; the naked
Isaiah 58:7;
Ezekiel 18:7,
16 (+ accusative of thing); the face and legs of seraphim
Isaiah 6:2 (twice in verse); bodies of cherubim
Ezekiel 1:11,
23 (twice in verse); the face
Genesis 38:15 (J),
Ezekiel 12:6,
12, figurative
Job 23:17; earth with the great deep
Psalm 104:6; heavens with glory
Habakkuk 3:3; with
בְּ of the clothing
Genesis 38:14 (J),
Deuteronomy 22:12, these two apparently reflexive, compare
Jonah 3:6 above;
Judges 4:18;
1 Kings 1:1; heaven with clouds
Psalm 147:8, with glory
Ezekiel 32:7.
4. cover, spread over, fat, the inwards
Exodus 29:13,
22;
Leviticus 3:3,
9,
14;
Leviticus 4:8 (with
עַל),
Leviticus 7:3 (P); leprosy, the skin and flesh
Leviticus 13:12,
13 (P); the cloud of the theophany, the mount
Exodus 24:15,
16 (P), the tent of meeting
Exodus 40:34;
Numbers 17:7 (P), and the tabernacle
Numbers 9:15,
16 (P); altar with tears
Malachi 2:13 (2 accusative); Jerusalem with multitude of camels
Isaiah 60:6; of handiwork
1 Kings 7:18,
41,
42 2 Chronicles 4:12,
13.
5. cover, overwhelm, followed by accusative, the sea the Egyptians
Exodus 14:28 (P),
Exodus 15:5,
10 (song),
Joshua 24:7 (E),
Psalm 78:53;
Psalm 106:11; waters
Job 22:11;
Job 38:34;
Psalm 104:9;
Jeremiah 46:8;
Ezekiel 26:19; locusts the eye of the land
Exodus 10:5,
15 (J), also Israel
Numbers 22:5,
11 (J); frogs the land
Exodus 8:2 (P); quails the camp
Exodus 16:13 (P); cloud the land
Ezekiel 30:18;
Ezekiel 38:9,
16; darkness the earth
Isaiah 60:2; dust a city
Ezekiel 26:10; the depths of the sea by God
Job 36:30; with a reference to a person's shame
Psalm 44:16;
Psalm 69:8;
Jeremiah 51:51;
Obadiah 10;
Micah 7:10; horror
Psalm 55:6;
Ezekiel 7:18; violence
Proverbs 10:6,
11;
Habakkuk 2:17; confusion
Jeremiah 3:25; mischief
Psalm 140:10; God
covers sin Psalm 85:3 (||
נשׂא עון), compare
Psalm 32:1 (Qal).
Note. —
(אֵלֶיךָ) כִסִּתִי Psalm 143:9 is error for
חָסִיתִי according to
κατέφυγον SS, but
חסה not construct with
אֶלֿ;
חִכִּיתִי Bae;
הֶאֱבַלְתִּי כִּסֵּתִי עָלָיו אֶתתְּֿהוֺם Ezekiel 31:15 according to Co
I caused the deep to mourn for them (strike out
כסתי).
Pual. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural כָּסּוּ Psalm 80:11;
Proverbs 24:31;
Imperfect יְכֻסֶּה Ecclesiastes 6:4;
plural וַיְכֻסּוּ Genesis 7:19,
20;
Participle plural
מְכֻסִּים 1 Chronicles 21:16; feminine plural
מְכֻסּוֺת Ezekiel 41:16.
Hithp. Imperfect וַיִּתְכַּס Isaiah 37:1 =
2 Kings 19:1;
3rd person feminine singular תִּכַּסֶּה Proverbs 26:26;
וַתִּתְכָּ֑ס Genesis 24:65; plural
יִתְכַּסּוּ Isaiah 59:6;
Jonah 3:8;
Participle מִתְכַּסֶּה 1 Kings 11:29; plural
מִתְכַּסִּים Isaiah 37:2 =
2 Kings 19:2; —
cover, clothe oneself, absolute (of veil)
Genesis 24:65 (J); with
בְּ, of new garment
1 Kings 11:29; sackcloth
2 Kings 19:1,
2=
Isaiah 37:1,
2; figurative of works
Isaiah 59:6, of hatred with guile
Proverbs 26:26; with accusative
Jonah 3:5 (
H8242 שַׂקִּים).
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